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James Burke (September 24, 1886 – May 23, 1968) was an American film and television actor born in New York City. He made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career, which ranged from 1932 to 1964; he was more often than not cast as a cop, usually a none-too-bright one, most notably as Sgt. Velie in Columbia's Ellery Queen mysteries in the early 1940s. He appeared in The Maltese Falcon, At the Circus, Lone Star, and many others. One of his best roles was as Charles Ruggles' rowdy rancher pal in Ruggles of Red Gap.
In the early 1950s, Burke appeared with Tom Conway in the ABC detective drama series then called Inspector Mark Saber -- Homicide Detective, later renamed, reformatted, and switched to NBC under the title Saber of London. From 1960-1961, Burke appeared in the role of Zeke Bonner in seven episodes of the ABC western television series Stagecoach West, starring Wayne Rogers, Robert Bray, and Richard Eyer.
Burke suffered from a heart condition, which took his life at the age of eighty-one.
Filmography
all 161
Movies 150
TV Shows 11
self 1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Stagecoach West (1960)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
Trackdown (1957)
The Unholy Wife (1957)
Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Lassie (1954)
Lucky Me (1954)
Lone Star (1952)
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
We're Not Married! (1952)
My Little Margie (1952)
Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
Warpath (1951)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Raton Pass (1951)
The Last Outpost (1951)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Let's Dance (1950)
Copper Canyon (1950)
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Shamrock Hill (1949)
June Bride (1948)
Night Wind (1948)
Beyond Glory (1948)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
The Timber Trail (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
Body and Soul (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947)
Down to Earth (1947)
Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
California (1947)
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
The Virginian (1946)
Young Widow (1946)
How DOooo You Do (1945)
I Love a Bandleader (1945)
Shady Lady (1945)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Casanova Brown (1944)
3 Men in White (1944)
Riding High (1943)
Dixie (1943)
No Place for a Lady (1943)
A Night to Remember (1942)
Army Surgeon (1942)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
All Through the Night (1942)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Opened by Mistake (1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Double Alibi (1940)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
At the Circus (1939)
Fast and Furious (1939)
Beau Geste (1939)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
Dodge City (1939)
Sudden Money (1939)
The Family Next Door (1939)
Within the Law (1939)
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Orphans of the Street (1938)
Little Orphan Annie (1938)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Men with Wings (1938)
Joy of Living (1938)
Flight Into Nowhere (1938)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Life Begins with Love (1937)
Dead End (1937)
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
Champagne Waltz (1937)
Laughing at Trouble (1936)
Great Guy (1936)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
Old Hutch (1936)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Song and Dance Man (1936)
Klondike Annie (1936)
The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)
Dancing Feet (1936)
So Red the Rose (1935)
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
Coronado (1935)
Hot Money (1935)
Music Is Magic (1935)
Case of the Missing Man (1935)
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
The Affair of Susan (1935)
Call of the Wild (1935)
Welcome Home (1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Make a Million (1935)
After the Dance (1935)
Dinky (1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
The Mystery Man (1935)
Ticket to a Crime (1934)
Love Time (1934)
Lady by Choice (1934)
Treasure Island (1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
Little Miss Marker (1934)
The Merry Frinks (1934)
Twentieth Century (1934)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
City Limits (1934)
Wharf Angel (1934)
Gambling Lady (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Six of a Kind (1934)
All of Me (1934)
Queen Christina (1933)
Lady Killer (1933)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Bombshell (1933)
To the Last Man (1933)
Torch Singer (1933)
College Humor (1933)
The Girl in 419 (1933)
A Pair of Socks (1933)
Techno-Crazy (1933)
A Lady's Profession (1933)
Face in the Sky (1933)
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GenderMale
Birthday1886-09-23
Deathday1968-05-23 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJim Burke, James Michael Burke
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